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| Author | D. Ohmans |
| Date | 99/05/06/14:14 |
| erothste@bcpl.net
Ed Rothstein Baltimore We could use your help on the Loyola campus as Fr. Ridley has avoided talking to our Catholic Support committee. He can't continue to ignore what Crown is doing down in Texas while he sits on the Crown Board of Directors. Any students interested in getting involved with the campaign, please contact me at 410-837-7906 ================================================== Azapke@loyola.edu Andrew Zapke Baltimore I am a student at Loyola College, and i am trying to get the boycott to grow here. I, along with a few others, want Fr. Ridley to take action as a member of Loyola and not of Crown. ================================================== Bob Baltimore We were out leafleting the Baltimore Arena because it was Crown Night at the Circus. Most of the clowns weren't in the circus. The company was out in force and tried to get us thrown off the property. Finally, cooler heads prevailed and we were able to distribute thousands of pieces of literature and held up signs. Many headquarters employees were there and identified themselves as loyal Crown employees. We got lots of support despite the high percentage of company "suits" there. A special hello to Joe Coale, Henry's "mouthpiece" who took literature and stopped by to say hello. A. Robert Kaufman, Baltimore Mayoral Candidate was on hand as well as a delegation from Jobs with Justice, Baltimore Catholic Labor Support Committee and members of Maryland Professional Employees Council/AFT. ================================================== Joe Drexler Denver In response to the question about Bill Jews, he is on the Board of Crown Central Petroleum. In this role, he must also be held accountable for the unjust lockout of 252 union workers, for the alleged acts of racism and discrimination committed by Crown, and for Crown's deadly pollution of the low-income and largely Latino neighborhoods surrounding Crown's Pasadena refinery. ================================================== Bob davis Highlandtown Carl Stokes is taking money from Henry Rosenberg. Does anyone know if that's true? He's running for mayor. Stokes is a sure loser. If not Mfume then Bell for mayor. Why not Bob Kaufman for Mayor? ================================================== 71363,2771upiu@compuServe.com james broaddus richmond va Crown Boycott Rally Richmond, Virginia March 20, 1999 9:00 A.M. Midtown Inn 3200 West Broad Street, Richmond, Va This is a kickoff rally to Adopt-a-Station. If you have any questions, please call me at 804-355-9153. ================================================== Tina Columbia, Maryland I went to the People's Expo at the convention center and saw that on the table, there were pictures if Bill Jews. I thought he ran Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Does he run Crown too? What's the story? I thought he was a pretty good brother? I will not buy my gas at Crown anymore. Thanks for being there. Tina MPEC ================================================== Frank Pikesville, Md. I never buy Crown gas. I won't go back until they settle up with the union. I always wear my BOYCOTT CROWN button on my coat every day. People always ask me about it and I tell them about whats going on in Texas. Lots of people know about the boycott and tell me that they support it. We will win. ================================================== mary.kambic@jhu.edu Mary Kambic baltimore Sending solidarity to all Crown boycotters and Crown workers! To give a report on Saturday's Social Ministry Convocation in Baltimore, we hosted about 250 people at the annual meeting at St. Marys Seminary. The theme was "Who's Welcome at the Table?" and featured talks on city-county discussion series and inter-parish cooperation. There are always display tables at the meeting, and this year, my son who is a senior in the Christian Brothers high school, did part of his community service staffing the table. Mom was hosting a workshop on "culturally-diverse" parishes featuring my pastor, Father Joe, who has been active in the Crown boycott. Have workshop, will travel! Never say we are one-issue folks. For this event, all the Baltimore bishops and Cardinal Keeler visited during the day. Our new urban vicar, Bishop Gordon Bennett, an African-American Jesuit from California, led a prayer service. We were heartened to greet Bishop Frank Murphy, who is so supportive of social justice issues, and is recovering from cancer surgery. All the members of the Labor Support Committee were present for the convocation, and our member Anne Ames received an award for her work as founder of a community organization that is working on school reform. Anne is also a recipient of a Campaign for Human Development grant. Other CHD grantees have been FLOC, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, now organizing the pickle workers in North Carolina, and many other organizing projects. My son's impression of participants was that many people still were unaware of the Crown campaign, but everyone who stopped at the table took literature plus extras. As Holy Week approaches, we will be again planning actions around Good Friday. Every year, PAX CHRISTI. the Catholic peace group, sponsors a live Stations of the Cross in downtown Baltimore. Started in New York, the stations visit sites of modern suffering and oppression. For the last eight years, we have focused on labor issues at one station. Last year, we prayed at the Blaustein Building, Crown headquarters. Generally, we have news coverage, since we start at noon, and since PAX CHRISTI started the tradition, other community groups have begun their own stations. I believe, however, that ours is the most political. I have been touched that the last two years, homeless people have joined us as we carry a cross through downtown. We send solidarity greetings and will keep in touch! ================================================== billy56@juno.com Billy Martin Baltimore I support the crown boycott! My family and I do not buy crown gasoline and we have spread the word to our other relatives and friends to support the boycott also. The unions will always be needed to make sure workers are treated fairly. ================================================== erothste@bcpl.net Thanks to all who stopped by the Crown Boycott booth at the People's Expo in Baltimore on March 6-7! We had a special guest stop by and offer his support...Dick Gregory! Thanks for Dr. Cathy Hughes and all of the Radio One family for all of their help. 35,000 people attended this year. We had tons of folks sign the petition to William Jews, Blue Cross CEO and Member, Crown Board of Directors. We let the Oriole Bird know that his team's support of Crown was unacceptable. We are remind the people at the Blue Cross booth that William Jews, their CEO could help end the lockout! ================================================== jkay1954@aol.com William D. King Pasadena, Texas As a union member retired from Crown this past May I would like to thank all the people on the East Coast who are doing such a good job to try and help these folks here in Pasadena. There's not a lot we can do down here, but everyone is trying to hang in there. I had been out at Crown for 29 years when we were locked out. Once again thanks for all the hard work you people are doing. Keep up the good work! William D. King ================================================== panebaker@blazenet.net Bill Panebaker Hanover, PA 17331 To whom it may concern; I was a part of the rally held in York, PA on March 2, 1999. It was a great pleasure to be able to participate in the rally to bring social conscience of the boycott of CROWN GAS. In the Hanover station members of UAW Local 1968 informational picketed on the dates of Feb 3 and Feb 16 with some success. The rally in York was sponsored by the South Central PA UAW Cap council. Keep the faith. Bill Panebaker Reccording Secretary So. Central UAW Cap ================================================== mary.kambic@jhu.edu Mary Kambic Baltimore,MD Greetings to all Crown boycotters! News from the Catholic Labor Support Committee and Catholics for Justice at Crown Central Petroleum...Last week the committee received another rebuff from Father Harold Ridley, S.J., president of Loyola College. We have sent several letters, plus over 100 signatures of Catholic religious leaders from around the United States, to Fr. Ridley requesting that he meet with representatives of the religious community about Crown. The last letter from Fr. Ridley tells the committee that it is not appropriate for him to meet with us because of his "assessment of my duties in this matter as a Director of Crown Central..."Among the signers of the request letter are several bishops, including Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, the newly elected chairman of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishops John Mc Carthy of Austin, Texas, Nicholas D'Antonio of New Orleans, Walter Sullivan of Richmond, and Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit also signed the letter. Our Baltimore Committee consists of Father Joseph Muth, pastor of St. Matthew Church, Father Joseph Bonadio,SS, of St.Francis of Assisi Church (his father was international president of the Building Trades), Paul Booth, UAW retiree and member of St. Martins Church, Sister Joan Hart, SSND, Justice and Peace Coordinator of the School SIsters of Notre Dame, Richard Ullrich, Director of the Marianist Office of Justice and Peace, myself, and Chuck Michaels, Esq, member of PAX CHRISTI Baltimore.We plan to reply to Fr. Ridley with another forty names of Catholic men and women from around the country. Also, this weekend, the 20th annual Social Ministry Convocation of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will meet at St. Marys Seminary. Sponsored by the the Catholic Campaign for Human Develoment, Catholic Charities, and Catholic Relief Services, the conference attracts several hundred participants. For the fourth year, the Catholic Labor Support Committee will have its own display and will gather signatures for Fr. Ridley and the Adopt-A-Station campaign. We send greetings across town to the brothers and sisters staffing booths at the Expo! Also, as we say every year, no donations from anyone who makes money off exploiting workers!The Labor Committee wants to thank Rev. Michael Szpak from the AFL-CIO for his help, and thanks to Ed Rothstein for his great job as boycott coordinator. Also hi!to locked-out workers in Pasadena and hi! to Catholic-Labor Network friends, especially Fr. Sinclair Oubre in Port Arthur. In solidarity, Mary Kambic ================================================== Oil Person Saw your web site. Interesting. Also, saw the latest Crown News in the OIL DAILY. We pay about $1,200 per year for this publication, so don't expect to find it everywhere.Front page headline of March 1, 1999 OIL DAILY says:LABOR TROUBLE HELPS PUSH CROWN TO AUCTION BLOCK."embattled Texan independent refiner is finally seeking a buyer.""union officials were quick to take credit for Crown's troubles -- on the face of it for partially good reason.""there's little doubt the labor dispute has cost Crown dearly.""Crown has become target of union-led boycott ... Crown has been forced to battle on several legal fronts."Don't know what this is really all about. But Crown is a dog under the Rosenbergs. What's amazing is that a pro-industry publication like OIL DAILY would write this. Rosenberg has really messed up. Keep it up. A sale could make us lots of money. Unlikely that a sale is possible without ending the labor conflict first. ================================================== OCAWJD@aol.com. Dave Delahoussaye Houston Tx March 3, 1999To: Jobs With Justice Organization:My sincere thanks to J.W.J. for being so gracious and helpful to me and my wife, Rita, at the J.W.J. Conference this past weekend in Louisville. Special thanks to Rev. James Orange, Fred Azcarate, Simon Greer and man others who went out of their way to be of service to us.Being locked out for three years is a long time. Many times on the picket line I have felt so alone and discouraged. Most of the time the effort seemed so futile. But after experiencing the wonderful J. W. J. Conference, my spirit has been uplifted with new hope. With the help of so many concerned, compassionate people like the ones I met at the J. W. J. Conference, I feel confident, now, that we will eventually win our struggle for justice.One of the 252 locked-out union workers at the Crown Central Petroleum Oil Refinery in Houston, Texas.David Delahoussaye ================================================== Joe Drexler Brother James Broaddus of PACE reports that the campaign is building in Richmond and in Virginia. Union locals and civil rights organizations will soon be adopting stations for handbilling and picketing. ================================================== erothste@bcpl.net Ed Baltimore The Crown dealer at the corner of Charles and 21st St. in Baltimore seems to think that the picketers should go on welfare and leave him alone.At least thats what he told a group of us the other night.Join the Clean Water action folks that have adopted that station and that dealer know that ignorant thoughts are not appreciated. I have let the NAACP know about how this guy thinks. ================================================== Stanley Baltimore Stop by our booth at The People's Expo on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7 at the Baltimore Convention Center.It starts both days at noon.We'll be letting the 30,000 attendees that our community says no to racism, sexism, union busting and destruction of the environment.Boycott CROWN. ================================================== bomp91fm@hotmail.com Takoma Park, Maryland Does anyone know if Father Ridley who president of Loyola College of Maryland is still on the Crown Board. Has he ever met with members of the Catholic Labor Support Committe or the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice?? ================================================== bomp91fm@hotmail.com Takoma Park, Maryland Does anyone know if Father Ridley who president of Loyola College of Maryland is still on the Crown Board. Has he ever met with members of the Catholic Labor Support Committe or the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice?? ================================================== erothste@bcpl.net ed rothstein baltimore, MD Henry Rosenberg will be receiving another open letter shortly. This time, it's from Jewish labor leaders and activists. Henry's already gotten a letter signed by 375 clergy members from all over the US. ================================================== Radio Guy Washington Listen for the new Crown radio ads on WOL 1450 AM, Washington, DC and WOLB 1010 AM in Baltimore starting Monday, March 8. We'll be tell our communities about the actions of Crown in Texas. Please call in to those stations and let their hosts know that you support the boycott.Thank You.Radio Guy ================================================== Sheldon Baltimore I just wanted to let everyone know that here in Baltimore, we are out picketing Crown Oil Stations 3 nights a week. We get harassed by the owners but we tell them that they need to call that Rosenberg and get him to end the lockout. We will last one more day longer than you Crown. Believe it. You are making no friends in the black community in Baltimore. We have long memories in my neighborhood.. ================================================== Tom York, PA I was happy to be one of 40 workers out in front of the Crown Central Station on Rt. 30 here in York.Paul Dietz let our local 1872 UAW in song and chants as we let our neighbors know that the union movement is alive and well in Adams County, PA. We stopped cars. We sang. We held our UAW Boycott Crown posters and buttons. The bumper stickers went on our vehicles after the rally.We were happy to hear from Richard Boyd who is the president of of central labor council. He spoke and was out there waving his sign through the entire event. ================================================== erothste@bcpl.net Ed Rothstein Baltimore, MD Tuesday, March 16th at 6pm Save the date!It's Crown FamilyNight at the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus. Join the protest out in front of the Baltimore Arena and bring your families. Henry Rosenberg thinks he can buy off our kids with free tickets to the circus. Join us as we tell him that he can't clown around while he's destroying the lives of the 250 families who are locked out in Pasadena, Texas at his refinery. No Henry, we won't let you use our kids. You can't run away with the circus. Join us that night as we create our own three ring circus in front of the arena. Help us end this three year old lockout! Shame on Henry Rosenberg!Shame on the Blaustein family!Shame on Crown! ================================================== mpswest@aol. Mike Westport, MA I'm interested to know the outcome of the wrongful discharge case - Lee vs. Crown. Anyone with information please assist with this class project. ================================================== Linda Laurel, MD Everybody should get the opportunity to personally boycott and picket the Crown station of their choice. Pickets are fun and help spread the word that Crown Petrol doesn't deserve anyone's hard earned dollars. ================================================== dcook@nwwin.com Dean Cook - locked out by Crown Deer Park, Tx Locked out Crown workers will hook up with Catfish Workers and Titan Tire strikers for a roadtrip to D.C. to participate protest by Black Farmers on March 2. The Black Farmers & Agriculturalist Association is organizing the rally in Washington to protest the forced settlement of the discrimination lawsuit they have against the Department of Agriculture. The February 5th rally at Crown's refinery in Pasadena, Texas was such a success, the locked out workers plan another rally for May Day. See the "unofficial" Lockout website for more information. www.nwwin.com/~ocaw4227 ================================================== ocawjd@aol.com Robert Phillips Houston, Texas February 4, 1999, Robert Phillips, Phyllis Miller, A. Danny Duncan and Rick Abraham (Director, Texans United) attended an ECHMA Conference which was held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Texas. ECHMA is the East Harris County Manufacturer's Association. They were in the process of having a communication kick-off event. They had a panel of experts who were reporting on the 'worst case' scenarios in the event of a hazardous leak, explosion, etc. Those invited were management personnel from various refineries as well as the media. Upon arriving at the conference, Bill Tyler (Crown Human Resources Director) spotted Robert Phillips coming in the door. He immediately proceeded to get a security guard to escort Robert out of the building. Robert left the convention building and remained outside the building where he handed out leaflets. Once those inside the building realized that he was outside handing out leaflets, they walked outside to get a copy of the leaflet and returned inside the building. Robert, Phyllis, Danny and Rick handed out approximately 250 leaflets before being allowed to enter the building. Once inside, Rick Abraham was allowed to speak before the group. He asked the conferees why labor was not invited to the conference. On February 12, 1999, Robert received an answer from ECHMA stating that the reason for labor not being invited to the conference was because they employed labor and felt they were already involved. The 3rd year rally commemorating the lock out of the Crown employees was held on Friday, February 5, 1999 at the PACEIU Local 4-0227 Union hall. The event was well attended by other local unions, i.e., IBEW, Steelworkers, Catfish Workers, Black Farmers Association, Mine Workers,CWA, Harris County AFL-CIO Council and many others. We were happy to have Assistant to the President of PACEIU, Dean Alexander as well as Vice President Jim Byrd present who read a letter from PACEIU President Boyd Young supporting the locked out employees. We picketed the Crown Administration building and refinery. Due to the great number of those present at the picketing, the police were asked called and asked that we move as we were blocking the street. We also returned to the Hall to have refreshments and allow those to share their individual plights.On Tuesday, February 12, 1999, Rick Abraham and Robert Phillips attended the Galena Park Neighborhood Association meeting at the Galena Park High School in Galena Park, Texas. There were approximately 400 people in attendance who were expressing their concerns and anger over the pollution in the area from Crown Central Petroleum and Simpson Paper Company. Robert and Rick handed out about 800 magnets which stated "Tired of Crown's Pollution? Call 713-920-2831 HARRIS COUNTY POLLUTION CONTROL". Robert and Rick have been asked to meet with this group again in the next few weeks.February 24, 1999 - Robert attended the Harris County AFL-CIO meeting and received an endorsement from them as well as the PACEIU, Building & Trades Council and other environmental groups for the "Principles for Clean Air" which represents a foundation and a guide for actions that are necessary to protect public health and welfare, our economy, and to meet the standards of the Clean Air Act as composed by Rick Abrahams. We, the officers of PACEIU Local 4-0227 (Tom Gentry-President; Joe Campbell-Secretary-Treasurer; and Alvin Freeman-Chairman of the Crown group) wish to extend to all those who have given so much of themselves to help us fight our cause against Crown Central Petroleum. It has been due largely to your support - financially, morally and spiritually which has helped us endure the past three years. On behalf of the families of those locked out, we also wish to express our gratitude during our greatest struggle.Alvin Freeman and John Grant, both locked out employees, attended the rally held at the Crown Corporate headquarters (Blaustein Building) on February 11, 1999. Both John and Alvin spoke about our plight to approximately 200 people. They were well received and supported by the Baltimore Labor Council. A special thanks goes to Ernie Grecco, President of the Baltimore Labor Council. Currently David Delahoussaye, Crown locked-out employee, is in Louisville, Kentucky at a Jobs with Justice Conference where he will speak to approximately 700 delegates regarding the Crown situation. ================================================== Sonny Baltimore According to a highly reputable source, Crown CEO Henry Rosenberg aka Horrible Henry feels persecuted by the unions. Well Henry, there is one way to stop that guilty feeling that you have. End the lockout! It's really that simple. |